For Brides 5 things to consider before planning your wedding

Whether it is a small or big wedding, planning is a must - perhaps it's more critical when it has to do with the large weddings for everything to run smoothly on the day.

Wedding planning requires careful consideration just like you would with project planning in a professional sense.

Whether it is a small or big wedding, planning is a must - perhaps it's more critical when it has to do with the large weddings for everything to run smoothly on the day.

Here are 5 things you must consider before planning your wedding:

1. A Big or Small Wedding? First of all, you should have a general number of guests you would like to invite. This will determine everything else you do in your wedding planning. Do you want a small cozy wedding or a large wedding gathering? Is it what you want or what your parents or in-laws want? Is it within your budget? Once you answer these questions your wedding planning has now been kick started.
   
   
2. Assign Tasks: In a project situation, it is important to delegate tasks and so in your wedding planning you need to determine who will be responsible for certain aspects of your wedding. For example you may want to designate responsibility of handling of catering for yourself while delegating the responsibility of the wedding music or entertainment to your partner.
   
   
3. Wedding Budget: A commercial project always has a profit and loss statement and a budget. A wedding plan profits when you succeed and you lose when everything falls apart - you don't want the latter to happen. One of the more important aspects of wedding planning is your wedding budget. You should have a general number in your head of how much you want to spend on your wedding and from that starting number you can allocate money to the 'sub-projects' of your wedding such as the catering, the reception hall, etc. Watch carefully how you spend your wedding budget and always keep a look out for ways to save money on weddings.
   
   
4. Wedding Research: Keep note of what works and what doesn't when you attend other weddings, talk to the caterers and the musicians or the DJ if you like their service. Talk to the wedding couple or other recently wedded couples to ask them what worked in their wedding and what didn't and what other advice they could offer. A part of your research would take you to wedding expos and shows around the country in your city or local area. At the wedding show you can take into account the latest trends and products that are popular in the wedding industry. You will be able to talk to reception services, caterers and bakers for your wedding cake. You will able to see their showcase of wedding dresses and possibly catch a catwalk display of the dresses. Remember your purpose at these shows - that you are there as research for your wedding plan and not be tempted by the other extras that aren't really a part of what you want for a wedding. Your purpose is to get an idea of how much everything you want at your wedding would cost as well as your options in the variety of wedding areas.
   
   
5. Wedding Ceremony and Reception Location: Finally, a major element to your wedding project plan is to arrange the ceremony and the locations of the ceremony and reception. If you are religious it would probably be assumed that you would be wedded in a church or other religious building. If aren't religious and are looking for a civil celebrant you will also need to plan around that. Planning your reception location would probably take into consideration the research you have done previously. Shop around for prices; ask around for testimonials of good service to find the perfect location to suit what you want and your budget.